Glad to see you back, Jeem!

Faster Than Light reference?

Heartwave is such an incredible story for me.

I remember tuning in to your first streams of over 2 years ago, putting this track together piece by piece. Even before release, that was the most beautiful melody I've ever heard. That was my favourite melody for the 18 months following. I remember the version of this song that once was, and how much I loved almost everything about it.

When you and Stahl released Refresh in February of 2022, I thought for sure it would be this. Even with how much I've grown to love Refresh, my first reaction was honestly disappointment, just because it wasn't this. That's how much this melody meant to me.

Fast forward to around half a year ago. You were streaming the making of this track again, this time on YouTube. It was the same melody, the same chords, the same bass... only in your newer style. More reminiscent of Refresh and Caramel than of Flashback and Infinite. It was so soothing and nostalgic to listen to that stream in the background while I worked. What a way to end October.

And just yesterday, you dropped it by surprise. I saw the title—Heartwave—and I knew this had to be it. And even when you consider the 2½ year wait, it does NOT disappoint. I love every part about this. I love how you and Stahl merged so many parts of so many different streams and attempts and revisions and versions together to create the final product. Having tuned into all those streams makes this track feel so complete. It's not the old version from 2 years ago, but I think I like this one a bit more. It's really growing on me!

Congrats on finally releasing Heartwave, RUD! 🤍